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Shanghainese Drunk Chicken

Drunk Chicken is a signature Shangainese dish. In fact it is one of my must-haves when I visit any Shaghainese restaurant.

Haven’t eaten at Xiao Nan Guo for some time. My office moved to Causeway Bay, so I started to go to their restaurant at the Times Square again. Wow, looking at the menu, I noticed great inflation. If you notice something new or being upgraded, there are high chances that you have to pay more. No wonder I had new table clothes, new cutleries, new menu and of course new prices. My bill ended up to be HK$150 per person, which was 50% higher than a year ago.

Enough complaints. Let’s take a look at my favourite drunk chicken. The gojiberries were believed to be good for the eyes and work exceptionally well with wine. So we always find it served together with drunk chicken. The soup was really delicious though it made me drunk for a few moments.

Drunk Chicken HK$68 (US$8.7) 醉雞

Dan Dan Noodle is my other favourite dish. Shanghainese dan dan noodle differs from those from Chengdu in SiChuan, but equally delicious.

Shanghai Dan Dan Noodle 担担面

The pan fried juicy bun did have a lot of juice inside. We had to take extra care in order not to waste any juice. The way they do it was to cook some meat and had them frozen. The meat then became jelly like and was inserted into the bun. When the buns were pan fried, the meat jelly melt and became a juicy stuffing. (Notice the new embriodered table cloth?)

Pan Fried Juicy Buns 生煎包

Lunch date: May 28, 2011
Occasion: Casual lunch
Number of People: Two
Cost: HK$284 (US$36.4), inclusive of 10% service charge
Restaurant name: Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo
Restaurant address: 12/F Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852-2874-8899

Hong Kong Food Blog - Shanghainese Drunk Chicken

Mid Autumn Festival Dinner

Lunch date: September 22, 2010
Occasion: Mid Autumn Festival Dinner
Number of people: Four
Cost: HK$680(US$87.1), inclusive of 10% service charge
Restaurant name: Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo
Restaurant address: 12/F Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852-2874-8899

It was Mid Autumn Festival yesterday, we tried to book a table for a family dinner. In Hong Kong, the day of Mid Autumn Festival is a working day, but the day after is a public holiday. Reason being the moon is being admired at night, so people can still work during the day. But a holiday is granted on the next day due to late night sleep.

Because it was a festival day, the restaurant only allowed us to book either 6pm or 8pm just to maximise their business. However the restaurant owner might have over estimated his business. We were there at 6.30pm and was requested to leave before 8pm. However we saw some tables were vacant until we left. The food was served speedily. Well, that's the way they made us to leave on time. Here are our favourites.

Cold Cut - Sliced Chicken with Jelly Noodle

we had to stir up the dish with the sesame sauce

雞絲粉皮 (HK$58)

Sliced Chicken with Jelly Noodle (before stirring)

Noodle with Green Onion 蔥油辦面
(HK$78)

My Number One Favourite
Deep Fried Mini Yellow Fish
小黃魚 (HK$28@)
Very crispy and very yummy!!!
This is in fact a signature dish of Xiao Nan Guo

Stewed Pork's Knuckle
Another signature dish and our favourite
元蹄 (HK$188)

Soup: Salty Pork with Bean Curd Sheets 奄篤鮮 (HK$118)
They didn't present the soup -
only served a mini bowl for each of us - hence no photo

Hong Kong Food Blog - Mid Autumn Festival Dinner

Home Made Drunk Chicken

Hong Kong weather is turning hot, so I tried to make a cool dinner last night.
Drunk chicken is a famous Shanghainese cold cut starter and is quite easy to make at home. Season the chicken (thighs or wings) with grinded black pepper, salt and a bit of soy sauce. Add Shao Xing cooking wine (usually known as Hua Diao wine) depends on the amount of alcohol you can take.

You can season for overnight if you want stronger fragrance, otherwise just a couple of hours will do. Wrap the whole thing up with aluminum foil, pin a few holes with a toothpick and steam for 15 minutes. Let it cool down and put into the fridge for a couple of hours before serving. Wow...I really love the fragrance, very delicious. Of course, my cool dinner also included soba and fruits.

Drunk Chicken 醉雞

Actually I did try the hot version and it was also very good.

Hong Kong Food Blog - Home Made Drunk Chicken

The Magic of Ginger Tea and Glutinous Dumplings

Chinese do not use ginger only for cooking. Ginger tea, ginger soup, ginger milk, ginger milk tea…are very popular Chinese drinks. Apart from its medical function of warding off body cold and rheumatism, it also improves digestive system and relieving pains especially for soar throats.

I like the fragrance of ginger. Even at home, I add ginger juice to my milk tea and I really love it. Tonight the ginger dessert I have is really very delicious – Glutinous Dumplings in Ginger Tea – highly recommended.

薑茶湯丸, 甘香可口

Glutinous Dumplings in Ginger Tea

The dumplings has sesame paste stuffing

HK$24 (US$3)

My Shanghainese dinner also include this yummy

Stir Fried La Mian with Shedded Eel

蟮糊炒拉面 HK$56 (US$7.2)

Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao 翡翠拉面小笼包
3/F Tai Yau Arcade, 181 Johnston Road, Hong Kong.
Telephone: 852-2573-8844
This restaurant charges HK$3/px for tea and 10% service charge

Hong Kong Food Blog - Ginger Tea with Glutinous Dumplings

Stewed Pork - 東坡肉

This stewed pork is one of my most favourite Chinese dishes. It is named after the great Chinese poet SU Dongpo. Hence it is also call Dongpo Meat. It is usually eat with plain Chinese bread, but the restaurant charged us extra for the 4 pieces of bread.
我的至愛 - 東坡肉
Hong Zhou Restaurant, 116 Wanchai Road, Hong Kong (Tel: 852-25911898)

Dongpo Meat - HK$55 (US$7)
Plain Bread - HK$20(US$2.6)
東坡肉

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Dongpo Meat

Boxing Day Special Price Lunch

I came across Hangzhou Restaurant in Wanchai offering very special deal on Boxing Day, so we decided to try this restaurant which is new to us. It was really good. Not crowded at all, nice environment and friendly services. Hangzhou cousine is quite rare in Hong Kong, but we found that their menu is very similar to Beijing and Shanghai. Our special price lunch cost only HK$110 (US$14) only for the two of us.

Dan Dan Noodle - HK$38 担担面

Xiaolong Bun (Juicy Bun) - HK$12

wow, what a low price! 小籠包

Hot Pot Wanton Chicken Soup - HK$48

沙鍋云吞鷄, 共六只云吞和1/4隻鷄

Quarter chicken - very attractive price
There should be 6 wantons and more vegetables,

but some of them already eaten by us, because

the waitress served too efficiently,

before I managed to take a photo.

Very Yummy !!

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghai

Chung Yeung Festival Lunch

Lunch date: October 7, 2008
Number of People: Two
Occasion: Chung Yeung Festival Holiday lunch
Cost: HK$200 (US$25.6), inclusive of 10% service charge
Restaurant name: The Queen’s Palace Restaurant
Restaurant address: 27/F, QRE Plaza, 202 Queen’s Road East, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852- 2591 6338
Anna's comment: We found a new restaurant opened nearby our house, so we went on the Chung Yeung Festival holiday. Reasonably priced and the foods and services are fine. The view here is also very nice.

Braised Noodle with Chicken 嫩鷄煨面

Juicy Bun 小籠包

Green Onion Roll 葱油餅

Pan Fried Jiaozi 煎鍋貼

Sweet Pancake with Red Bean Pastry 豆沙窩餅

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghai / Beijing dim sum

Shanghainese Dessert

This Shanghainese dessert is new to me. Cassia flower is very fragrant. However the pudding itself is extremely sticky. Quite difficult to lift it from the dish.

Cassia Flower Pudding 桂花糕

Xiao Nan Guo - Time Square

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghainese Dessert

My Combined Shanghai/Sichuan Dinner

Dinner date: April 25, 2008
Occasion: Casual dinner
Number of People: One
Cost: HK$105 (US$13.5), including 10% service charge
Restaurant name: Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao 翡翠拉面小笼包
Restaurant address: 3/F Tai Yau Arcade, 181 Johnston Road, Hong Kong (has other branches)Restaurant telephone: 852-2573-8844
Anna's comment: This restaurant serves a combined menu of Beijing, Shanghai and Sichuan food.

Shanghainese Beancurd Jelly Noodle Soup 油豆付粉絲湯

This is a signature Shanghainese dish.

Ingredients include soft beancurd, jelly noodle, sliced mushroom and pork,

dry shrimps and vegetables

Sichuan Fried Rice 四川炒飯

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghai/ Sichuan

Shaighai Dim Sum Lunch

Lunch date: April 6, 2008
Occasion: Casual lunch

Number of People: Two
Cost: HK$225 (US$28.8), inclusive of 10% service charge

Restaurant name: Shanghai Xiao Nan Guo
Restaurant address: 12/F Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852-2874-8899
Anna's comment: Today we have a free dish, as we pay by HSBC credit card. The dan dan noodle here has a different style from that of Tanyoto’s. The pan fried juicy bun is very delicious.

Vegetarian Rolls 素鵝

Beancurd with Millenium Egg　皮疍豆付 (免費)

Free Item

Sliced Chicken with Flat Jelly Noodle　鷄絲粉皮

Dan Dan Noodle　担担面

Pan Fried Juicy Bun　生煎包

Turnip Puff　蘿蔔絲酥餅 - no photo taken

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghainese Dim Sum

Classic Shanghainese Banquet

Dinner date: March 26, 2008
Occasion: My house-warming dinner
Number of People: 15
Cost: HK$3,500 (US$449), inclusive of 10% service charge
Restaurant name: Hong Kong Lao Shanghai Restaurant
Restaurant address: Basement, Novotel Century Hotel, 238 Jaffe Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852- 2827-9339
Anna's comment: My new house is not big enough to entertain all my family members, so after a brief visit to my house, we walk over to a nearby hotel and have an authentic Shanghainese banquet. I booked a private room with minimum expenses of HK$3,000. Very efficient and friendly service.

I receive a wealth-attracting cat as a gift

我的入伙禮物 - 招財貓

My family members come celebrate my moving into a new house

我的全家福

FourDishes of Starters

Cucumber with Sea Jelly Noodle　翡翠, 蜇頭

Preserved Fish & Pork　熏魚, 肴肉

Preserved Vegetarian Roll & Beancurd　素鵝, 烤麸

Chicken Preserved with Hua Diao Wine 花雕醉鷄

Deep Fried Dual, with Salt & Chilli - Pork Chop & Beancurd
椒監炸雙拼 - 排骨, 豆付
My Most Favourite Dish of Tonight

Sauteed Shrimps (from river)　清炒河蝦仁

Stewed Pork Knuckles　冰糖煨元蹄

Buns served with Pork Knuckles

Deep Fried Duck　香酥鴨

Ham and Vegetables　金腿鴛鴦蔬

Sweet & Sour Fish　松鼠桂魚

Wanton Soup with Chicken & Ham　火朣雲吞鷄
My Second Most Favourite Dish of Tonight

Xiao Lung Bao, vegetarian filling　葷素小笼包

Xiao Lung Bao - meat filling

Deep Fried Green Onion Pancake　蔥油餅

Shanghainese waiter serving us sweet dumpling dessert with cassia flower

桂花釀雙丸

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghainese Banquet

Shanghainese Fried Noodle

Dinner date: February 21, 2008
Fried rice and fried noodle are very popular Hong Kong fast food. Shanghainese fried noodle has lots of vegetables in it. I like it a lot and it is economic, only HK$30 (US$3.8), no service fee.

Shanghainese Fried Noodle 上海粗炒

Hong Kong Chinese Food - Shanghainese

Shanghainese Birthday Dinner

Dinner date: January 17, 2008
Occasion: My sister’s birthday dinner
Number of People: Four
Cost: HK$675 (US$86.5), inclusive of 10% service charge, and 10% HSBC credit card discount
Restaurant name: Wu Kong Shanghai Restaurant
Restaurant address: 13/F Time Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Restaurant telephone: 852- 2506-1018
Anna's comment: One of my most favourite Shanghai restaurants in Hong Kong. Nice environment, good food, good service, good location and reasonable price.

Stewed Pork with Brown Sauce 外婆紅燒肉